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Proline vs Leucine - What's the difference?

proline | leucine |

In amino acid terms the difference between proline and leucine

is that proline is a nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins while leucine is an essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

proline

English

(wikipedia proline)

Noun

  • (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

    • Synonyms

    * Pro

    leucine

    English

    (wikipedia leucine)

    Noun

  • (amino acid) An essential amino acid, C6H13NO2, isomeric with isoleucine, found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth in children.

    • Synonyms

    * Leu

    Derived terms

    * acetylleucine * leucine zipper